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LETTER TO COMMISSION
November 28,2000
TO:
Mayor Neisen 0, Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Jorge M. Gonzalez \~
City Manager (J V
REPORT ON SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS AND SCHOOL
SAFETY ISSUES
This letter to the Commission is to advise the Mayor and City Commission of the status of the
School Crossing Guard Program managed by the Police Department and provide information on
children's safety issues at our schools,
The Police Department currently has fourteen (14) funded part-time school crossing guards, There
are currently twelve (12) filled positions and two vacant positions. The Police Department is seeking
to fill them, The school crossing guards are deployed at all public and private elementary schools
in the City. Please see the attached chart which details the name of the school, the traffic post
location and the hours the school guard is on duty at that location. School guards work on a part-
time basis for one and a half (1 V2) hours in the moming and two (2) hours in the afternoon. Funding
for the school guards program is supported with funds received from Miami-Dade County based on
our share of collected traffic and parking fines. Miami-Dade County contributions towards this
program totalled $44,743 for the first ten months of the year. For the same period, the cost to Miami
Beach was $57,603. In addition to the school crossing guards assigned to individual schools, four
School Resources officers are assigned to South Pointe Elementary, Fienberg Fisher Elementary,
North Beach Elementary, and Biscayne Elementary during arrival and dismissal times for traffic
control and enforcement purposes. In those instances where a school guard cannot report for duty,
a police officer is assigned to the location to insure the children's safety.
School Resource Officers fill in for school crossing guards as well as teach DARE classes, attend
Truancy Intervention Program (T.I.P.) meetings, teach gang resistance education and training, attend
Cool School and P.T.A. meetings, and work school related traffic details. In addition, the Police
Department has identified four (4) positions that are needed to place additional school crossing
guards. They will be assigned to Biscayne Elementary, North Beach Elementary, Fienberg Fisher
Elementary and South Pointe Elementary schools. These new school guards would cost an
additional $25,000 for two (2) years and will be funded under the Law Enforcement Block Grant
(LEBG) 2001.
With recommendations from the Quality of Education Committee, the Police Department has
developed a Traffic Program for our Schools. The focus will be on increased traffic enforcement
and involves the efforts of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S,T,E.P.) Officers, Uniform
Patrol, School Resource Officers, and School Crossing Guards. S.T.E.P. Officers are assigned to
school zones to enforce speed restrictions, illegal parking, and other traffic violations.
After review of this material, please feel free to contact me for further discussion.
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School Guard Coordinator
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School Crossing Guards Assianed School Assianed Post Dutv Hours
Bergier, Anita Norfll Beach Elementary 41 St. & Pl'lirie Ave, 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 am.
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m,
Black, U10e South PoInte 8ementary 5 SL & Lenox Ave. 7:30 am.. 9:00 am.
1:30 P. m, - 3:30 p.m.
Orayson, Milton Bis<:ayne Elementary n St. & Dickens Ave, 7:30 am. - 9:00 a.m.
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 P.m.
Drayson, Rose SL PafrIck Parlsfl School 39 St. & Garden Ave. 7:00 a.m. - 8:45 a,m.
1:30 a,m. - 3:30 a.m.
Gonzalez, Patricia South PoInte Elementary 1000 Block - 5 St. 7:30 am, - 9:00 a.m.
f:3O a.m, - 3:30 a.m.
Kaiser, Phoebe BIs<:ayne Eltmentary 800 Block - n St. 7:30 am. -9:00 am,
1:30 P.m. - 3:30 p,m.
Miguel, Ron F1enberg.Flsher Washington & Espanola 7:30 am. - 9:00 a.m.
1:30 P. m. - 3:30 p.m.
Rodriguez, Kri.telle Hebrew Academy 23 St. & Plnelree Dr. 7:00 a,m. - 8:45 am.
2:30 a.m. - 4:15 a.m.
Sahagun, Silvia Flenberg.Fisfler 14 St. Washington Ave. 7:30 am. - 9:00 am.
1:30 D.m. - 3:30 D.m.
Sanchez. John Norfll Beach Elementary 41 St. & Chase Ave, 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
1:30 D.m, - 3:30 a.m.
Torres,Hllda Fienberg.F\sher 1400 Block Pennsylvania 7:30am. - 9:00 a.m,
1:30 p,m. - 3:30 p. m.
Wank, Belle BiscayneElementary n St. & Hawthorne Ave. 7:30 a.m, -9:00 a,m.
1:30 p,m. - 3:30 p.m.
Vacant Relief
Vacant Relief
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